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Chicago could become the first city in the country to ban the sale of crib bumper pads if the City Council approves an ordinance introduced Wednesday. Ald. James Balcer, 11th, and George Cardenas, 12th, introduced the ordinance in response to a series of Tribune investigations that found babies have suffocated against bumper pads. The products, which wrap around the inside of a crib and tie to crib slats, are often sold as part of coordinated bedding sets. "We need to ban them altogether or get the manufacturers to build them so they can't cause any harm," said Cardenas, chairman of the Committee on Health and Environmental Protection. "I have two young...

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Chicago could become the first city in the country to ban the sale of crib bumper pads if the City Council approves an ordinance introduced Wednesday.
Ald. James Balcer, 11th, and George Cardenas, 12th, introduced the ordinance in response to a series of...